Airport Sinks for Muslim Cabbies

[lizbud]

A few days ago a routine update on changes at the Indy airport included
info about planned building of special foot bathing sinks were being added
in a new Cabbie restroom area, just for Muslims in a cleansing ceremony
that's performed several times a day before prayer.

Well this news was not recieved well by most people who heard about it
and made their feelings known publicly. Today this article appeared and
officials are already backing away from the plans to include them in the
new airport plans.I was a little supprised how vocal those against it were.

Does your airport make this accomodation for Muslim cab drivers?

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...OCAL/709220487

[Edwina's Secretary]

O'Hare has a non-denominational chapel. And prayer services are held there (I hear it announced on the PA system.)

That is on tax supported property.

Is it any different?

[ramanth]

I'm not sure if Detroit does or not. I haven't been there in years.

[columbine]

Cabbies at Boston Logan are lucky if they can get your luggage out of the trunk before they get shooed out to make room for the next cab! I think they do most of their praying between speeding trucks.

Love, Columbine

[Lady's Human]

Sara, the difference between the non-deominational chapel and the sinks is that the sinks are for a specific religion, and the chapel is exactly that. Non-denominational. As in not catering to a specific religion.

[Catty1]

When I first saw the title of this thread, I saw "sinks" as a verb. I thought, "NOW what???"

oops!

[Edwina's Secretary]

Sara, the difference between the non-deominational chapel and the sinks is that the sinks are for a specific religion, and the chapel is exactly that. Non-denominational. As in not catering to a specific religion.

Not true! You can wash your feet in the sink if you like. I don't believe there is any restriction that you must be Muslim to do so.

And...according to my dictionary...a chapel is a place for Christian worship.

[Lady's Human]

The chapels in airports usually hold non-denominational christian services, jewish, services, etc. The chapels on military posts are used for all religions, yet they are still called chapels.

The sinks are being put in SPECIFICALLY for muslims. Anyone can use them, granted, but if it wasn't a religious accommodation they wouldn't be there.